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Digital gaming’s next boomtown address is in India

The gaming industry in India has come a long way since the early 2000s, with the so-called “Boomtown for Digital Gaming” all set to reach, or even surpass, the $1 billion market by 2020. While the global gaming industry grossed over a staggering $108 billion in 2017, the India market was pegged at $890 million and it is expected to continue its golden run. The booming opportunity in digital gaming has prompted investors and companies to keep a keen eye on India and be a part of the next big game that’s about to sweep the market.

ABB plans to make EV chargers in India by year end

ABBNSE -1.55 % will put up facilities in India by as early as the year-end to manufacture electric-vehicle chargers, an important element of the infrastructureNSE 4.63 % ecosystem for the country’s electric mobility industry to progress“So, we have a clear plan going forward on putting local charger production here in India, either end of this or early next year.”

Incoming Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Vladimir Norov has offered his good offices to manage differences between India and Pakistan and India and China that would further goals of the regional organisation that spans from the boundaries of Europe to the Pacific. Norov will take over as SCO SG for a period of three years from Jan 2019 and listed stability of Afghanistan, countering terror in Eurasia and expanding economic partnership as the priorities for SCO.

5 Offbeat Destinations In India To Visit In October

Winter is right around the corner and there are residual monsoon here and there--in short, it's October! We also associate this month as the perfect time to visit some of the best offbeat destinations in India. Some may not come under conventional offbeat destinations but they are here because they are just perfect for October.

Asia Auto Gymkhana To Be Hosted In India For The First Time

In a first of its kind event for auto enthusiasts here, India will be playing host to The Asia Auto Gymkhana Competition (AAGC) 2018, and will see 13 teams competing for the title. The competition is currently in its second round after the opening round at Bali, Indonesia. The AAGC is recognised by the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) and will be held between September 29- September 30, 2018, at the Raymond drift track in Thane, near Mumbai.

India Has Been Collecting Eye Scans and Fingerprint Records From Every Citizen

When the program launched in 2009, India set out to achieve a world-first: giving every citizen a unique, biometrically-verifiable identification number. Those biometrics (iris scans and fingerprint records) would be linked to a person’s Aadhaar number, which would in turn be used in all interactions with the state—weeding out fraud, making taxation more efficient, and ultimately saving money, the government said.

Surgical strikes manifest face of new India

The 2016 surgical strikes manifest the "the face of new India" as the country is willing to cross all limits to protect itself, Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said Friday on the eve of the military action's second anniversary. The Information and Broadcasting Minister, while speaking on the sidelines of an event here, said there was a need for creating a situation in which many young people and citizens are aligned with what the military is doing.

Alibaba Cloud opens second data centre in India

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has launched its second data centre in India, with a new 'availability zone' in Mumbai, the company said on Friday. This comes as the company has backed the push towards data localisation in India, and is competing with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft in the space in the country. Alibaba had launched its first data centre in India in January this year.

Uzbek President to invite India to join Afghan rail project

India will be invited to help with a key rail link in Afghanistan, during the visit of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev early next week, a presidential aide told The Hindu. The rail link of approximately 650 km, connecting the Afghan cities of Mazaar-e-Sharif and Herat, which may later be extended to Kabul, is a major project agreed to by President Ashraf Ghani and President Mirziyoyev last year, and many of the preliminary surveys for the project have already been completed.

India’s solar leadership wins award but the picture is not all sunny

Ahead of the inaugural general assembly of the International Solar Alliance on October 2, ISA has got a vote of confidence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron being bestowed the Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. India and France had together announced the ISA parallel to the Paris climate change summit in 2015. Its goal is to make big investments in solar energy in developing countries so that they can both fight rapid climate change and meet a rising energy demand.